{"nrhp_refnum":"09000184","name":"Fairway Oaks-Greenview Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded approx. by DeRenne Dr., Waters Ave., Truman Pkwy., and Casey Canal, and the Live Oaks Golf Course","address_restricted":false,"city":"Savannah","county":"Chatham County","state":"GA","lat":32.01968523950006,"lon":-81.0923749985431,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-03-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A mid-20th-century suburban residential historic district in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, made up of the contiguous Fairway Oaks (1950-1957) and Greenview (from 1956 into the early 1960s) subdivisions beside the Bacon Park golf course. It holds 207 contributing and 11 noncontributing resources.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Fairway Oaks as one of Savannah's first upscale subdivisions to adopt the FHA-preferred curvilinear plan with cul-de-sacs and wooded lots, breaking from the older grid pattern. It also holds an early and well-preserved collection of mid-century house types and styles, including Ranch, American Small House, Split-Level, Colonial Revival, Monterey and Contemporary. Some houses were designed by noted architects, and the district was home to prominent Savannah business and civic leaders.","narrative":"Fairway Oaks-Greenview is a suburban neighborhood about three miles southwest of downtown Savannah, formed by two connected subdivisions built between 1950 and the early 1960s beside the Bacon Park golf course. Fairway Oaks, laid out by Max Hostetter and James Richmond, broke from Savannah's traditional grid with curving streets, cul-de-sacs and wooded lots of varied shapes. Greenview, begun in 1956, added larger and more elaborate houses, several by Savannah architects. The district holds 207 contributing resources, mostly one-story brick-veneered Ranch houses, American Small Houses, Split-Levels and two-story Colonial Revival and Monterey homes. Many use salvaged Savannah Grey brick. Its significance lies in being among the first upscale Savannah subdivisions to follow the Federal Housing Administration's preferred planning model, and in preserving a varied collection of mid-century houses once occupied by local business and civic leaders. The houses are still used as single-family homes.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Developers Max Hostetter and James Richmond; architects Juan Bertoto, Carl Helfrich, Jr., John LeBey and Mark Garrison Hampton designed some houses; contractors included John Ahern, George Sandefur and Wegener & Sons","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival, International/Modern, Ranch, Contemporary, Monterey, American Small House, Split-Level","criteria":[],"status_note":"Historic and current function are both single-family dwellings; the few noncontributing houses were built after the period of significance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.55199-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/09000184.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000184/5d2ac71405-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000184/5d2ac71405-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ebyabe","credit_html":"Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GA_Savannah_Fairway_Oaks-Greenview_HD01.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207296","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141728177"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/chatham-county/fairway-oaks-greenview-historic-district-09000184/"}